Set Theory (solution)
by Michael Colao
The object is to:
- determine what the two elements of each triangle have in common
- determine another valid member of the set to take the third leg of the equilateral triangle and
- do so in such a way that the three elements on the inner triangle sides also have something in common, that thing is the answer to each triangle puzzle.
A
- Top Triangle
- Drugstore, Urban, with Midnight, words that precede Cowboy in film titles
- Left Triangle
- Relax, Loosen Up, with Chill, informal terms for “calm down”
- Right Triangle
- Holland Herald, Hemispheres, with High Life, Inflight Magazines (for KLM, United and British Airways respectively)
- Overall
- Midnight, Chill, High Life, all are MILLER products
B
- Top Triangle
- Bart, Lisa, with Maggie, Children in The Simpsons
- Left Triangle
- Square, Slip, with Granny, Knots
- Right Triangle
- Reflex, Fortitude, with Will, Saving throws in D20 games
- Overall
- Maggie, Granny, Will, all precede SMITH
C
- Top Triangle
- Chrysler, GM, with Ford, American Automobile Manufacturers
- Left Triangle
- Catbert, Heathcliff, with Garfield, cats from syndicated comics
- Right Triangle
- 10, The Hound of the Baskervilles, with Arthur, Dudley Moore Movies
- Overall
- Ford, Garfield, Arthur, all are PRESIDENTS
D
- Top Triangle
- Okinawa, Tinian, with Iwo Jima, major “Island Hopping” US Marines battles in WWII
- Left Triangle
- Lady Ysabell, Binky, with Albert, Death’s companions in the Discworld books
- Right Triangle
- Omaha, North Platte, with Lincoln, cities of Nebraska
- Overall
- Iwo Jima, Albert, Lincoln, all can be followed by MEMORIAL
E
- Top Triangle
- Grey, White, with Black, colors with even RGB values
- Left Triangle
- Familial, Platonic, with Romantic, types of Love
- Right Triangle
- Slider, Knuckle Curve, with Screwball, Breaking balls in baseball
- Overall
- Black, Romantic, Screwball, all are types of COMEDY
F
- Top Triangle
- Electrical, Chemical, with Civil (or curiously with Nuclear), types of engineering
- Left Triangle
- Hannukkah, Rosh Hashanah, with Yom Kippur, Jewish Holidays
- Right Triangle
- Itchy, Crow’s, with Cold, all are Feet
- Overall
- Civil (or Nuclear), Yom Kippur, Cold, all clue WAR
Grand Finale
- Top Triangle
- Miller, Smith, with Cooper, Medieval professions
- Left Triangle
- Comedy, War, with Western, genres of film
- Right Triangle
- Presidents, Memorial, with Labor, US holidays when followed with the word “Day”
- Overall
- Cooper, Western, Labor, all can be followed by UNION, which is the final answer